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#49BBB2

#49bbb2 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#49bbb2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 73.33% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 175.26°, with 45.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4017

Complementary

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #bb4952

Split complementary

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #bb498b
  3. #bb7949

Analogous

  1. #49bb79
  2. #49bbb2
  3. #498bbb

Triadic

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #b249bb
  3. #bbb249

Tetradic

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #4952bb
  3. #bb4952
  4. #bbb249

Square

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #7949bb
  3. #bb4952
  4. #8bbb49

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4e4a
  2. #32867f
  3. #49bbb2
  4. #81d0ca
  5. #b8e5e1

Shades

#49bbb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #42a8a0
  3. #3a968e
  4. #33837d
  5. #2c706b
  6. #255e59
  7. #1d4b47
  8. #163835
  9. #0f2524
  10. #071312
  11. #000000

Tints

#49bbb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #5bc2ba
  3. #6dc9c1
  4. #80cfc9
  5. #92d6d1
  6. #a4ddd9
  7. #b6e4e0
  8. #c8ebe8
  9. #dbf1f0
  10. #edf8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49bbb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49bbb2
  2. #4fb5ad
  3. #54afa8
  4. #5aa9a3
  5. #5fa39e
  6. #659e99
  7. #6a9894
  8. #70928f
  9. #758c8a
  10. #7b8685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b2b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a5b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93b5b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86aeb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12beb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49bbb2 {
  color: #49bbb2;
}
Background
.bg-49bbb2 {
  background-color: #49bbb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49bbb2 {
  border: 2px solid #49bbb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49bbb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 187 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49bbb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49bbb2, #498bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49bbb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 187 178 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.60 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.84 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.36 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.84 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.77 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.03 #b6444d Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Verdigris
#49bbb2  rgb(73, 187, 178)  hsl(175, 46%, 51%)  Verdigris
#bb4952  rgb(187, 73, 82)  hsl(355, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#b249bb  rgb(178, 73, 187)  hsl(295, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus
#bbb249  rgb(187, 178, 73)  hsl(55, 46%, 51%)  Vegas Gold